TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2019 Owners Manual (in English)

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◆Wireless remote controlLocks all the doors
Check that the door is securely
locked.
Unlocks the door.
Pressing the button unlocks the
driver’s door. Pressing the but-
ton again within 5 seconds
unlocks the other doors.
Models available with one touch
opening/closing on the front side
windows:
Press and hold to open the front
side windows and moon roof
*
( P. 185, 188)
Models available with one touch opening/closing on all side win dows:
Press and hold to open all side windows and moon roof
* ( P. 185, 188)
*: This setting must be customized at your Toyota dealer.
■ Operation signals
●Doors: A buzzer sounds and the emergency flashers flash to indicate that
the doors have been locked/unlocked. (Locked: once; Unlocked: t wice)
● Windows and moon roof: A buzzer sounds to indicate that the win dows and
moon roof are operating.
■ Security feature
If a door is not opened within approximately 60 seconds after t he doors are
unlocked, the security feature automatically locks the doors ag ain.
■ When the door cannot be locked by the lock sensor on the upper part of
the front door handle
■ Door lock buzzer
If an attempt to lock the doors is made when a door is not full y closed, a
buzzer will sound continuously for 5 seconds. Fully close the door to stop the
buzzer, and lock the doors again.
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If the door will not lock even when the top-
side sensor area is touched, try touching
both the topside and underside sensor
areas at the same time.

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Power back door reservation lo ck (vehicles with a power back do or)
If the wireless remote control is used to lock the doors while the power back
door is closing with all side doors fully closed, a buzzer will sound and the
emergency flashers will flash to indicate that the reservation lock is activated.
At this time the side doors are locked. The back door will be l ocked when it is
fully closed.
■ Alarm (if equipped)
Locking the doors will set the alarm system. ( P. 99)
■ If the smart key system or the wireless remote control does not operate
properly
Use the mechanical key to lock and unlock the doors. ( P. 622)
Replace the key battery with a new one if it is depleted. ( P. 539)
◆Door lock switch
Locks all the doors
Unlocks all the doors
◆Inside lock buttons
Locks the doors
Unlocks the doors
The front doors can be opened
by pulling the inside handle
even if the lock buttons are in
the lock position.
Move the inside lock bu tton to the lock position.
Close the door.
The door cannot be locked if the p ower switch is in ACCESSORY or
ON mode, or the electronic key is left inside the vehicle.
The key may not be detected correctly and the door may be locke d.
Unlocking and locking the doors from the inside
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Locking the front doors from the outside without a key
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The door cannot be opened from
inside the vehicle when the lock is
set.Unlock
Lock
These locks can be set to prevent
children from opening the rear
doors. Push down on each rear
door switch to lock both rear doors.
The following functions can be set or canceled:
For instructions on customizing, refer to P. 670.
Rear door child-protector lock
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Automatic door locking and unlocking systems
FunctionOperation
Speed linked door locking function
All doors are automatically locked
when vehicle speed is approxi-
mately 12 mph (20 km/h) or higher.
Shift position linked door locking
functionAll doors are automatically locked
when shifting the shift lever to a
position other than P.
Shift position linked door unlocking
functionAll doors are automatically unlocked
when shifting the shift lever to P.
Driver’s door linked door unlocking
functionAll doors are automatically unlocked
when the driver’s door is opened.

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■Switching the door unlock function
It is possible to set which doors the entry function unlocks using the wireless
remote control.
Turn the power switch off.
When the indicator light on the key surface is not on, press and hold , or for approximately 5 seconds while pressing and holding
.
The setting changes each time an operation is performed, as sho wn below.
(When changing the setting continuously, release the buttons, w ait for at least
5 seconds, and repeat step .)
For vehicles with an alarm: To prevent unintended triggering of the alarm,
unlock the doors using the wireless remote control and open and close a door
once after the settings have been changed. (If a door is not op ened within 60
seconds after is pressed, the doors will be locked again and t he alarm
will automatically be set.)
In case that the alarm is triggered, immediately stop the alarm . ( P. 1 0 0 )
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Multi-information
displayUnlocking functionBeep
Holding the driver’s door handle
unlocks only the driver's door.Exterior:
Beeps 3 times
Interior:
Pings once
Holding a passenger’s door
handle unlocks all the doors.
Holding a door handle unlocks
all the doors.
Exterior:
Beeps twice
Interior:
Pings once

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Impact detection door lock release system
In the event that the vehicle is subject to a strong impact, all the doors are
unlocked. Depending on the force of the impact or the type of a ccident, how-
ever, the system may not operate.
■ Using the mechanical key
The doors can also be locked and unlocked with the mechanical k ey.
( P. 622)
■ Conditions affecting the operation of the smart key system or w ireless
remote control
P. 155
■ Customization
Settings (e.g. unlocking function using a key) can be changed.
(Customizable features: P. 666)
WARNING
■To prevent an accident
Observe the following precautions while driving the vehicle.
Failure to do so may result in a door opening and an occupant f alling out of
the vehicle, resulting in death or serious injury.
● Ensure that all doors are properly closed and locked.
● Do not pull the inside handle of the doors while driving.
Be especially careful for the front doors, as the doors may be opened even
if the inside lock buttons are in locked position.
● Set the rear door child-protector locks when children are seate d in the rear
seats.

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Door lock switch

P. 1 3 2
■Entry function
P. 1 3 0
■Wireless remote control
P. 1 3 1
Press and hold the switch to open
or close the back door, when the
back door is unlocked.
Pressing the switch while the back
door is opening/closing stops the
operation.
To operate the back door again,
press and hold the switch. The
back door will then move in the
opposite direction.
Back door
The back door can be locked/unl ocked and opened/closed by
the following procedures.
Locking and unlocking the back door
Opening/closing the back door fro m inside the vehicle (vehicles
with a power back door)

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◆Back door opener
Vehicles without a power
back door
Raise the back door while
pressing up the back door
opener switch.
Vehicles with a power back
door
When the back door is
unlocked: Press the back door
opener switch.
When the back door is locked: While carrying the electronic key on
your person, press and hold the back door opener switch.
Pressing the switch while the back door is opening/closing stop s the
operation.
◆Wireless remote control (vehic les with a power back door)
Opens and closes the power
back door (press and hold)
Pressing the button while the
back door is opening/closing
stops the operation.
To operate the back door again,
press and hold the button. The
back door will then move in the
opposite direction.
Opening the back door from outside the vehicle

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Quickly press and release the
switch to close the back door.
Pressing the switch while the back
door is opening/closing stops the
operation.
To operate the back door again,
quickly press and release the
switch. The back door will then
move in the opposite direction. (If
the back door is stopped at a posi-
tion close to the fully closed posi-
tion, the back door will only open
when the switch is quickly pressed
and released.)
Lower the back door using the
back door handle.
Vehicles without a power back
door
Make sure to push the back door
down from the outsi de to close it.
Vehicles with a power back
door
The back door closing assist will activate and the back door will fully
close automatically.
Power back door switch (vehic les with a power back door)
When closing the back door

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Turn the main switch in the glove
box off to disable the power back
door system.On (enabled)
Off (disabled)
The open position of the powe r back door can be adjusted.
Open the back door and adjust it to the desired position.
Press and hold the power back door switch on the back door
approximately 2 seconds un til a buzzer sounds 4 times.
Canceling the power back door system (vehicles with a power
back door)
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Adjusting the open position of the back door (vehicles with a
power back door)
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■Luggage compartment light
The luggage compartment light turns on when the back door or gl ass hatch is
opened with the luggage compartment light switch on.
■ After the back door has b een opened and then closed
Lock the back door again as the back door will not lock automat ically.
■ If the back door opener is inoperative
The back door can be unlocked from the inside.
Move the lever for the back door motor.
Vehicles without a power back door
Vehicles with a power back door On
Off
When the power switch is turned off, the
light will go off automatically after 20 min-
utes.
Remove the cover on the back door
trim.
Use a cloth to prevent scratches.
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